Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 233 The Ownership of Private Money

Shu Xiaoxiao had no choice. The medicinal materials in the small pharmacy were all relatively precious and rare. They were not really needed to make ginseng balls, and ordinary medicinal materials were scarce.

Her small pharmacy is the most extreme of the extremes. It is filled with the best quality and vintage medicinal materials, the kind that can make doctors scream.

Ordinary ones and precious ones are very scarce.

Tang Shiji's nose was really sharp. Before she came out, she went to the small pharmacy to check the stock and was able to smell it right away.

In addition to ginseng pills, she also planned to prepare some blood-replenishing pills, health-preserving pills, and even some insect repellents and cold-relieving pills for her father, elder brother, and senior brother, which would be convenient.

This means there is even more shortage.

According to these quantities, the herbs she collected alone would never be enough. The herbs in Huichuntang were also well prepared. She bought all of them at once and made more medicine. And because of the ginseng water, the effects of her medicines were better. The herbs must not be too bad. She couldn't turn stones into gold, and others were not fools, so the herbs she bought were all of the best quality.

The two brothers next to them were stunned. This is only two thousand taels?

Just this truckload of stuff, these medicinal materials are too expensive, especially for Shu Tingyun, who felt that five thousand taels was not a small amount before, but now it seems like just a drizzle!

He didn't know how many times his private savings would be enough to buy medicinal herbs for his sister, so he would have to find a way to earn money in the future.

Although the two brothers were surprised, they didn't show any expression because there were outsiders around. It was not until they left the shop that Shu Tingyun sighed: "These few herbs are too expensive. I want to take my brothers to collect herbs."

At this point, his eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Xiaoxiao, how about you teach my second brother how to pick herbs? There are many big mountains where my second brother fought. Some of the ones you just bought look familiar to me. I can pick them later if I learn how to do it."

This medicine is so valuable that he was really tempted. It would be convenient for them to collect medicine when they are on patrol in the future, and the military doctor would not have to complain about not having enough medicine every day.

"Okay! I have a book here on detailed explanations of medicinal herbs. It contains pictures and introductions of these herbs. You can pick them whenever you come across them."

Seeing the distressed look on the two brothers' faces, Shu Xiaoxiao consoled them: "Second brother, third brother, don't just think about how expensive these herbs are. They can be used to make a lot of medicines. Apart from other things, these herbs can be made into ginseng pills and 'Ningyu Paste'. It's not a lot, tens of thousands of taels are easy."

Seeing the shocked looks of her two brothers, Shu Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and whispered, "Just for the big jar of 'Ningyu Paste' from yesterday, these herbs can make at least three big jars. Is there any left?"

“So… so powerful?”

Shu Tingfei may not understand it very well, but Shu Tingyun knows it clearly!

Ginseng pills are not so good. Just that big jar of 'Ningyu Paste' would cost not only thousands of taels, but tens of thousands of taels and there would be people who would buy it, and you might not even be able to buy it. If you convert it here, this amount of medicinal material is not expensive at all, it is really a great bargain.

Shu Tingyun immediately perked up and didn't feel bad at all. His five thousand taels of silver were still quite valuable.

"Xiaoxiao, are these herbs enough? If not, let's go buy some more. Don't worry, we have money. Dad's private money hasn't been used yet."

Not only did his father know about him, he also knew that his father had quite a bit of private money. Xiaoxiao made so many medicines for them, so as a father he had to take out some money to show his appreciation, otherwise he would feel embarrassed to use it.

Shu Xiaoxiao noticed that the men in the family all had some private money hidden away, and it seemed that they had hidden it from their mother and sisters-in-law. Shu Xiaoxiao didn't know whether they had discovered it or not, but she guessed that most of it should be with her. She felt like laughing. What was going on?

When I was watching Tik Tok before, I heard that married men like to save their own money. And her father, as far as I can remember, the things he bought behind her mother's back seemed to be his own money.

Now there are still these few, and it seems that only the third brother has no private money. It seems that married men hiding private money is not an exception, but a uniform rule from ancient times to the present!

She seemed to know what to give as gifts for the New Year this year, so that she could make these men happy.

"No, these are enough. Let's go back to the mansion. Just help me put the herbs in order."

Looking at the room full of medicinal herbs, Shu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath. She shouldn't be bored anymore.

Shu Tingyun looked at the detailed explanation of the medicinal materials his sister brought out and immediately stopped collecting herbs. Except for a few that didn't look strange, he felt that the others were no different. He should just focus on fighting the war; collecting herbs was not for him.

Although it is not suitable for him, maybe some people can. Shu Tingyun thought about it and finally accepted the book.

Before Shu Xiaoxiao could get busy, the family from Huaiyang Marquis' Mansion, who had fought with Shu Xiaoxiao before, came to apologize. It was their child who provoked the fight that time, so after finding out the situation, they came to apologize immediately.

Marquis Huaiyang, who came in person, was very approachable and had no airs at all. He even had a good drink with Shu Jingtian. He even staggered when he left. Shu Xiaoxiao reasonably suspected that Marquis Huaiyang was just looking for an excuse to come and drink for free.

This apology left Shu Xiaoxiao confused. She messed up the competition of the daughter of Huaiyang Marquis's Mansion, so she was surprised that they didn't make things difficult for her. Why were they still so friendly?

And those girls also smiled at her tenderly at other banquets, without seeming to mind at all. Shu Xiaoxiao was really confused.

Although she didn't deliberately sabotage their competition, without her interference, the banquet wouldn't have been so disorganized. She... must have ruined a lot of people's plans, right?

You should know that the next day, she was dragged by her parents to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to apologize.

Even though it wasn't a big deal, she had been worried for days. Why did other people act as if nothing had happened?

This is different from what I saw on TV and in novels before!

Ye Xue Ning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after knowing her daughter's thoughts.

"Is this why you avoided the Kyoto banquet afterwards?"

Shu Xiaoxiao tilted her head, her face full of confusion: "Otherwise, I'm afraid someone will give me a dagger. I feel like I have offended more than 80% of the noble ladies in Kyoto."

Not to mention that she messed up the rankings of the competition, she also ruined the silk flowers of the top talents in Kyoto, and the brothers of those noble ladies were probably seriously injured. The banquet ended halfway through, and she participated in everything. She felt that she had caused a lot of trouble in the banquet.

Ye Xue Ning still couldn't stop laughing: "Where did you hear all this?"

"It's in the storybook! Isn't that right?"

Ye Xue Ning tapped her daughter's forehead and said, "Read less of these messy picture books in the future. They're ruining your brain."

"Don't you think about it? The girls in Kyoto are all carefully educated by their families. They have high standards. How could they care about these things? If this banquet fails, there is always next time. If you don't have time to dwell on this accident, they will have already prepared for the next time. When you encounter something, you can't just look at the loss, but also look forward. The past cannot be retrieved. What is important is the future."